RUDAR XXXII - GM ROUND ROBIN
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Mar 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Pozarevac, Serbia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Evgeny Postny (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2535).
Evgeny Postny (🇮🇱 ISR, GM, 2535) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Panesar Vedant (6.0) and Alexander Kovchan (5.5). Postny shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jovana Srdanovic (WIM, 2199) beat Mikhail Bryakin (GM, 2481), a +282-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Evgeny Postny drew with FM Panesar Vedant (Black).
GM Evgeny Postny went unbeaten across 8 games (R2–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇱GMPostny, Evgeny | 2535 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 39.0 | -2.6 | 2509 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMPanesar Vedant | 2406 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.25 | 39.0 | +14.1 | 2523 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMKovchan, Alexander | 2445 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +3.9 | 2474 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹GMRozentalis, Eduardas | 2457 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 22.25 | 40.0 | -2.7 | 2436 |
| 5 | FMKorshunov, Sergey And. | 2380 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | +5.6 | 2401 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸WIMSrdanovic, Jovana | 2199 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +50.4 | 2421 |
| 7 | 🇷🇺IMSutormin, Danila | 2363 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 41.0 | -0.1 | 2360 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸GMBryakin, Mikhail | 2481 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -20.6 | 2310 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸FMBesedes, Danilo | 2363 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 14.00 | 42.0 | -20.2 | 2278 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMKshatriya Nitin Vekhande | 2362 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 3.0 | 13.25 | 42.0 | -19.8 | 2278 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Srdanovic, JovanaWIMSRB+50.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Panesar VedantFMIND+14.16.0 pts · #2
- 3Korshunov, Sergey And.FMFID+5.64.5 pts · #5
- 1Bryakin, MikhailGMSRB-20.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Besedes, DaniloFMSRB-20.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Kshatriya Nitin VekhandeFMIND-19.83.0 pts · #9
- R7+282 Elo gap
- R1+172 Elo gap
- R6+164 Elo gap